Soldato
- Joined
- 23 Jan 2007
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guys,
long story short, im building a small HTPC using old parts i had lying around and have ran into a problem with my new GFX card which arrived today. (Spec Below)
the guts of the PC all work well, even though they are ancient by todays standards, The HTPC was all but built until i tried to insert my gfx card (geforce 7800gtx) which was too long. So i decided on the Saphire Radeon HD5570 (with its low profile it fits with plenty of space)
Now here's the problem, the GFX card wont work with my MB (gives a bios error code of 25). having looked up the problem ive read a few posts which state thet the newer ATI cards wont work on socket 939 boards without a bios update, unfortunately as you can see from the spec, my MB manufacturer is EPOX who went out of business a couple of years ago.
So this is where i need some advice.. My options are to get a different MB (not EPOX) and hope that all will work correctly together. Or, send the GFX card back, which to be honest im not sure I can even do, as there is nothing wrong with it.
not really sure what to do, so any help appreciated.
cheers.
Epox 9npa+ Socket 939
Athlon 64 4800
3gb memory
Radeon HD5570
long story short, im building a small HTPC using old parts i had lying around and have ran into a problem with my new GFX card which arrived today. (Spec Below)
the guts of the PC all work well, even though they are ancient by todays standards, The HTPC was all but built until i tried to insert my gfx card (geforce 7800gtx) which was too long. So i decided on the Saphire Radeon HD5570 (with its low profile it fits with plenty of space)
Now here's the problem, the GFX card wont work with my MB (gives a bios error code of 25). having looked up the problem ive read a few posts which state thet the newer ATI cards wont work on socket 939 boards without a bios update, unfortunately as you can see from the spec, my MB manufacturer is EPOX who went out of business a couple of years ago.
So this is where i need some advice.. My options are to get a different MB (not EPOX) and hope that all will work correctly together. Or, send the GFX card back, which to be honest im not sure I can even do, as there is nothing wrong with it.
not really sure what to do, so any help appreciated.
cheers.
Epox 9npa+ Socket 939
Athlon 64 4800
3gb memory
Radeon HD5570
